Today in Texas History: LBJ presidential library dedicated

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was dedicated May 22, 1971.

On this date in 1971, the Lyndon Baines Johnson presidential library and museum was dedicated at the University of Texas at Austin.

The LBJ library was the fifth presidential library in the U.S. and the first to be located on a university campus. It is a center for scholarly research and a historical museum.

The library’s more than 30 million pages of manuscripts comprise the most comprehensive collection of materials on a U.S. president. In addition to Pres. Johnson’s papers, the library also contains those of Lady Bird Johnson and their contemporaries.

According to The Handbook of Texas Online, “Operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, the LBJ Library is part of a system of presidential libraries devoted to research through preservation of materials related to those who have held the job of president of the United States.”